8. Rebuilding the XFree86 Distribution

You should configure the distribution by editing
xc/config/cf/host.def before compiling. To compile the
sources, invoke ``make World'' in the xc directory.

8.1. Perl support

Starting with XFree86 4.0.2, perl is needed to build the fonts in
XFree86. Since perl is not included with standard NetBSD installation,
fonts that need perl are not built by default.

If you have installed perl (from the NetBSD packages, for instance),
add the line

#define HasPerl YES

in xc/config/cf/host.def before rebuilding XFree86.

8.2. Aperture driver

To build the XFree86 server with the Aperture driver enabled, you
should unpack apNetBSD.shar and install it first.

Then edit xc/config/cf/host.def and add the line

#define HasNetBSDApertureDriver YES

to it before rebuilding XFree86.

8.3. Console drivers

XFree86 has a configuration option to select the console
drivers to use in host.def:

if you're using pccons put:

#define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCCONS_SUPPORT

if you're using pcvt put:

#define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCVT_SUPPORT

If you don't define XFree86ConsoleDefines in host.def the
pccons and pcvt drivers will be supported by default.

Experimental native support for the wscons console driver can be built
by adding:

#define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DWSCONS_SUPPORT

to xc/config/host.def before rebuilding the server.
This has not been thoroughly tested, except on the macppc.

For the i386, you should include both pcvt and wscons support in order
to use the pcvt compatibility mode of wscons:

#define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCVT_SUPPORT -DWSCONS_SUPPORT

8.4. Building on other architectures

Note that the NetBSD project has now its own source tree, based on the
XFree86 source tree, with some local modifications. You may want to
start with this tree to rebuild from sources.
The NetBSD xsrc source tree is available at:
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/xsrc/